Abstract

This study was aimed at documenting the community perceptions on the utilization of an integrated solid waste recycling facility provided by Oyo State Government, Nigeria. The study design was descriptive cross sectional survey and community based. The heads of households (306) at Orita-Aperin, Adekile and Omowumi were administered with semi-structured Questionnaires. A large proportion, 92.8% of the respondents perceived the establishment of the facility as a good and worthy action. Some 74.4% felt that it was easily accessible for them and 60.6% said that they were ready to patronize it if government could involve them in its management. On the segregation of waste for the facility, 74.4% were ready to separate their wastes if government is ready to buy them at an agreed price. Some of them (40.6%) were of the view that government should employ people from the community to operate the plant for its sustainability. The respondents also felt that waste recycling would adequately reduce the problem of air pollution which was hitherto, a problem due to burning of refuse in the neighbourhood. The plant enjoys community acceptability and there is need to promote it through community education, advocacy and social marketing.